The broader bourse remained in neutral during Wednesday trading on the Canadian markets, as investors elect to wait for more economic news before laying down big bets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added a modest 0.16%, while the TSX Gold Index rallied 0.20% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, tacked on 1.13%, with the advancers edging out the decliners by a 408 to 367 margin on volume of 152 million shares traded.

The gold stocks took one on the chin as some optimistic news coming out of the financial sector helped buoy the broader markets during Tuesday’s session on the Canadian Markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange surged 4.14%, while the TSX Gold Index lost 7.3% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 0.54% with the decliners beating out the advancers by a 378 to 307 margin on 109 million shares traded.

It was a wild ride for investors during Thursday trading on the Canadian markets, with the bulls managing to beat down the bears late in the session. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 0.47%, while the TSX Gold Index gained another 0.7% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, tacked on 0.51% with the advancing issuers edging out the decliners by a 377 to 374 margin on 140 million shares traded.